Melt Shop Opens in Langhorne, PA
Bucks County / Chain Restaurants / Openings

Melt Shop Opens in Langhorne, PA

Melt Shop, the pioneer of the Melted Sandwich Movement, will open its newest restaurant in Langhorne, PA on Saturday, February 29th. Melt Shop debuted in Pennsylvania in 2016 in King of Prussia and the new restaurant will become the brand’s fifth in the Keystone state. Located at 2490 East Lincoln Hwy, in Lincoln Plaza, Melt … Continue reading

NEWS: The Plated Nickel to Open in Ex-Sergeant York, Jovan’s Place Spot
American / Bars / Openings

NEWS: The Plated Nickel to Open in Ex-Sergeant York, Jovan’s Place Spot

The Plated Nickel, a new family-owned bar, will open at 2327 E York St in Fishtown on Sunday, March 1st. This location housed the short-lived Sergeant York and Jovan’s Place before that. According to owners Megan Nickel-Ribikauskas and her sister Shannon Nickel, both born and raised in South Philly, The Plated Nickel will serve American … Continue reading

NEWS: PaperMill Asian Kitchen to Open at Franklin’s Table
Asian / Openings / University City

NEWS: PaperMill Asian Kitchen to Open at Franklin’s Table

Fresh spring roll, meet burrito. Franklin’s Table, meet PaperMill. A food truck and caterer that specializes in fresh Asian foods, PaperMill will soon open its first-ever brick-and-mortar location in University City at the Franklin’s Table Food Hall located in The Shops at Penn in March of this year PaperMill Fresh Asian Kitchen started as a … Continue reading

GIVEAWAY: Bierfest at the German Society of PA
Beer / Events / Giveaways

GIVEAWAY: Bierfest at the German Society of PA

The 9th Annual Bierfest will be held on Saturday, February 29th at the German Society of PA located at 611 Spring Garden Street. The beer-centric event runs from 2pm to 5:30pm. Nearly two dozen Pennsylvania craft and legacy brewers and over two dozen brands of imported beers from Germany will be poured, ranging from high-profile … Continue reading

Japanese Wagyu Steak at Barclay Prime
Center City / Steak / Steakhouses

Japanese Wagyu Steak at Barclay Prime

I grew up in an economically-depressed area of Northeastern Pennsylvania where eating at Ponderosa (RIP) was a treat or dining at the one and only Chinese restaurant was considered exotic. I didn’t know anything about fine dining or foreign cuisines until I went away to college in Reading, PA. Discovering Chi Chi’s (RIP) and Red … Continue reading

Restaurant Week: A Taste of Chestnut Hill February 23-28
Chestnut Hill / Restaurant Weeks

Restaurant Week: A Taste of Chestnut Hill February 23-28

Restaurant Week: A Taste of Chestnut Hill is a biannual event where participating restaurants offer special prix fixe menus and à la carte options at discounted prices. It will run February 23-28 this year. Participating restaurants include: -Baker Street Bread Company-Campbell’s Place-Chestnut Grill & Sidewalk Cafe-Chestnut Hill Brewing Co.-El Poquito-Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant-Jansen Restaurant-Mica-Paris Bistro & … Continue reading

Discount Tickets for 5th Annual Philadelphia Restaurant Festival
Events

Discount Tickets for 5th Annual Philadelphia Restaurant Festival

MARCH UPDATE: This event has been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. A new date will be announced ASAP! Eat & drink your way through a showcase of Philadelphia’s vibrant local restaurant scene at one of the best food & drink events in Philadelphia. Philly Grub is a proud media partner for the 5th year … Continue reading

Terron East Falls: A Local’s Rave Review (Guest Post)
East Falls / Reviews / Vegan

Terron East Falls: A Local’s Rave Review (Guest Post)

This article was submitted by reader Shannon Mahoney. Nearly a year ago, I was frequenting a small vegan café (Milo) on Conrad Street in East Falls every weekend while looking to purchase a home in the neighborhood. This local vegan joint was not part of the reason I chose the East Falls neighborhood, but it … Continue reading

GIVEAWAY: Let Them Eat Cake Tickets
Bakeries / Food Competitions / Fundraisers

GIVEAWAY: Let Them Eat Cake Tickets

Celebrating its 17th year, Let Them Eat Cake – the fundraiser for Variety, the children’s charity of the Delaware Valley – will return on Sunday, March 15th from 6PM to 8PM. Each year, over two dozen of Philadelphia’s greatest pastry chefs and bakers come together to compete in a cake competition which follows a certain … Continue reading

Eat This: PROSCIUTTO, Fig & Dark Chocolate Gelato at Gran Caffe L’Aquila
Center City / Dessert / Italian

Eat This: PROSCIUTTO, Fig & Dark Chocolate Gelato at Gran Caffe L’Aquila

Local Italian gelato champion, Stefano Biasini, of Center City’s Gran Caffe L’Aquila, has concocted an out of the box sweet & salty gelato masterpiece in honor of the eatery’s recognition as Prosciutto Di Parma Global Specialist of the Month. The custom flavor, PROSCIUTTO e FICCHI, is a fig gelato infused with Prosciutto di Parma & Italian dark … Continue reading